To embark upon a milestone birthday is a cause for celebration. Hosting your dearest friends and family for a destination birthday celebration is truly one way to express your gratitude for the time passed and toast to years to come. With my destination travel expertise, use these tips to ensure the occasion flows smoothly, entertains greatly, and impresses completely.

Destination celebrations should feel authentic to the guest of honor. I had the pleasure of working with one client who hosted a birthday party in Dubai set with multi-day excursions ranging from friendly competition team sports, massage therapists, camel rides, and beyond. Dubious planning ensures guests feel cared for and entertained from landing to take off.

When considering hosting a destination birthday celebration, take care to choose a location that can accommodate the number of guests you’re expecting. Naturally, you want to plan for something grand and eye-catching. Make sure the venue or location permits your desires. Firework shows, pyrotechnics, animal life, and dining services generally are top priorities while planning such an event. While planning a destination milestone birthday celebration, enlist the support of a destination planner whose expectations align with yours, who will handle all logistics and troubleshoot any decisions on your behalf.

The goal is to celebrate, after all!

Important factors to consider while planning a destination birthday celebration – 

Here are some questions to ask:

• What holidays are surrounding the intended date and will tourism travel be affected?
• Map out significant routes of travel with your guest list in mind. 
• Are there special guests that I should be made aware of prior to arrival?
• Determine your top priority for the event. A focus on dining, entertainment, and dreamy location? All of the above? Dream your wildest with specifics and rely on your planner to act accordingly.
• What are your non-negotiables and what are you flexible about? Is a waterfront property necessity or must you celebrate on a specific weekend?

Once you’ve narrowed down the specifics, you have the power to dream. A milestone birthday is an event to be cherished and make lasting memories. Besides, not many need an excuse to travel.

A party everyone will remember fondly – 

Take notes from the Dubai birthday celebration mentioned earlier. Not only were the grounds stunning and authentic to the culture but there were also layers of entertainment woven throughout. The cuisine was divine and the environment warm, inviting, and thoughtful. Planning a destination birthday party should ensure your guests can let their hair down and enjoy the moment with a sense of excitement of not knowing what comes next but not once feeling worried about that fact.

A perfect destination birthday celebration can be one of many things for the guest of honor, but it should never fall flat in planning or design. Once your destination is selected, select a team who excels at destination planning or an esteemed local to represent your vision.

Taking your ultimate goal of a destination birthday celebration and aligning with the right planner can take ‘another year older’ to an experience you’ll reminisce upon for many years to come.